The five first responders are part of a 10-unit team from Maryland who were requested to make the trip to Atlantic County, N.J., Thursday morning to help thousands of people surrounded by water and in desperate need of medical care.

"You're anxious, but I think you're more -- you just want to get there and get started," said paramedic Kristy Brinn, who spent Wednesday packing for the assignment.

The group said they've seen the devastating pictures and know that 911 calls for service are overwhelming first responders in that region.

"A lot of flood damage, a lot of wind damage, people uprooted in their place. Hopefully we'll be able to step in and go through some of the damage and help people," said paramedic Dale Blackwell.

"It's heart-wrenching, it really is -- watching people's cars, their whole neighborhoods, their houses. I just really couldn't imagine being in that condition," said Alex Perricone, the deputy chief of the city's Emergency Management Services.

The group will probably spend most of their time helping with patient transport to and from shelters and hospitals.

"I'm sure transportation is going to be horrible there, and we just have to figure out different ways to transport them," paramedic Stephen Macas said.

The paramedics are prepared to stay for up to 10 days.

"We're there to help each other, and I would only hope that in the same situation, somebody would be willing to come here and do this for us and our people and our community," Brinn said.

Maryland is still feeling the lingering effects of Sandy. Three storm-related deaths have been reported, the latest of which came after police said a contractor removing trees from the storm in Annapolis was killed when a tree fell on him.

A man died Monday after a tree fell on his Pasadena home, and a woman also died in a car crash in Montgomery County.

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Jayne Miller surveys New Jersey shore damage

Janye Miller surveys Sandy's damage along the New Jersey shoreline, including at her family's home.